Stems to 10 dm. Twigs reddish to orangish, strigose. Leaves: petiole 0.1–0.3 mm, pilose in axils; blade 5–20(–25) × 1–5(–6.5) mm, base cuneate to rounded, apex obtuse to acute, abaxial surface glabrate or strigose to tomentose, adaxial glabrate or strigose. Inflorescences congested to open, bracteate; peduncle 2–10 mm, strigose. Pedicels 0.8–3(–4.5) mm, strigose. Flowers: hypanthium 0.5–2 × 0.9–1.2 mm; sepals 0.8–2.2 × 0.2–0.6 mm; petals 2–4 × 0.8–1.2 mm, margins erose; filaments 1.2–3 × 0.2–0.4 mm, those opposite sepals longer than those opposite petals; anthers 0.2–0.5 mm. Capsules 4–6.1 × 1.5–1.9 mm. Seeds 2–3 mm.